Patents by Inventor Dean Garza

Dean Garza has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Container with one-step closing
    Patent number: 7597206
    Abstract: A clam-shell container comprising a cover hingedly connected to a tray, with both the cover and tray having cooperating structures that form a leak-proof seal when the clam-shell container is closed. The container and cooperating structures are formed such that the user can effect the formation of the leak-proof seal in a single step. The creation of the leak-proof seal preferably corresponds to the closing of the clam-shell container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: Dart Container Corporation
    Inventors: Todd W. Atkins, Dean A. Garza
  • CONTAINER WITH ONE-STEP CLOSING
    Publication number: 20050247709
    Abstract: A clam-shell container comprising a cover hingedly connected to a tray, with both the cover and tray having cooperating structures that form a leak-proof seal when the clam-shell container is closed. The container and cooperating structures are formed such that the user can effect the formation of the leak-proof seal in a single step. The creation of the leak-proof seal preferably corresponds to the closing of the clam-shell container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2005
    Publication date: November 10, 2005
    Applicant: DART CONTAINER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Todd Atkins, Dean Garza
  • Hinge for a reclosable clamshell container
    Patent number: D467499
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2002
    Assignee: Dart Container Corporation
    Inventors: Dean Garza, Ryan Gingras